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What you need!

R Renshaw Flower & Modelling Paste or Flower Paste

R Edible Glue

R FMM Veining Mats 5 - 8

R 26 Gauge White Wires

R Ball / Bone Tool

R Foam Flower Making Pads

R Flower Formers

R Bent Head Yellow Lily Stamens

R White Florist Tape

R FMM Peony Cutters (pictured below)

B e a u t i f u l

S u g a r Pe o n y F l o w e r s

You will need approximately 6 small, 7 medium and 9 large peony petals. Cut out a petal, dip the end of a 26 gauge white wire into edible glue and insert into the bottom of the petal, pushing to about half the way up.

Press a veining mat onto the petal, you may have to press one side then the other if the veining mat is not as large as the petal.

Making the Centre

For the centre you will need 3 buds and some yellow bent head lily stamens. To make a bud, roll a small amount of flower paste into a teardrop shape.

Take a 26 gauge white wire, bend the end into a tiny hook, dip in edible glue and insert into the bud. Leave the buds to dry hard overnight then tape together with the stamens.

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Place the veined petal onto a foam flower making pad and frill around the petal by pressing a bone or ball tool around the edge.

Leave each petal to dry overnight in flower formers.

Using white florist tape, tape 6 small petals around the buds and stamens. Remember to pull the tape tight so that it stretches and becomes slightly sticky.

Add the ring of 7 medium petals.

Lastly add the 9 large petals, taping them as tight as you can to create this beautiful peony.

Closed Peony (Wired)

To make a peony without stamens, replace the centre with a large round bud. To do this take a ball of flower paste and insert a hooked white wire (24 gauge if possible) dipped in edible glue.

Leave overnight to dry hard then wrap in several layers of unwired small peony petals before adding the larger wired petals.

Closed Peony (Unwired)

To make an unwired peony, start with a ball of flower paste and wrap in several tight layers of small peony petals.

Make all the other petals as above but without the wires and assemble the flower together using edible glue.

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